Senior SOX Controls Analyst

Position: Sr. SOX Controls Analyst

Location/Department: Lancaster, PA/Administration Lancaster

Status: Full-Time

Reports To: Controller

Our Company

Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Universal Corporation, manages dark air-cured tobacco operations in the traditional growing areas of the United States. The company contracts directly with local farmers and exports globally.

The Global Leader in Premium Leaf Tobacco Supply

Universal Leaf Tobacco Company is the world’s leading supplier of premium leaf tobacco, with over 100 years of experience sourcing, processing, and delivering tobacco crops tailored to customer specifications. With operations spanning major tobacco-regions across five continents, we connect hundreds of thousands of farmers to global manufacturers through a reliable, transparent, and traceable supply chain.

Our portfolio includes flue-cured, burley, oriental, and dark tobaccos, supported by deep agronomic expertise and advanced processing capabilities. Beyond the leaf, we offer value-added services such as customized blending, next-generation nicotine solutions, recycled by-products, and digital traceability tools that enhance efficiency and sustainability across the supply chain.

Universal Leaf Tobacco is more than a supplier – we are a long-term partner committed to responsible sourcing, farmer support, and continuous innovation. By investing in agricultural communities and upholding the highest standards of quality and compliance, we help ensure a resilient tobacco supply for generations to come.

Summary

As a Senior SOX Controls Analyst at Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company, you will be responsible for the annual SOX risk-based scoping process and ensuring alignment with corporate risk priorities. This role involves evaluating internal controls, performing process reviews, and assessing the impact of regulatory and organizational changes on the control environment. This position collaborates with cross-functional teams and leadership to standardize controls, conducts controls testing and provides mentorship to junior staff.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Lead the annual SOX risk-based scoping process at both the account and process levels, ensuring alignment with corporate risk priorities.
• Perform process reviews to evaluate current business practices, internal control structures, and existing SOX documentation.
• Assess the SOX implications of changes in the control environment due to updates in accounting regulations, company policies, system enhancements or implementations, or organizational restructuring.
• Determine if adjustments to existing controls or the establishment of new controls are required.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and subsidiary leadership to evaluate, identify, and develop standard controls by process for use across all subsidiaries.
• Conduct system walkthroughs, assess the adequacy of internal controls, and perform detailed control testing.
• Provide oversight and mentorship to junior team members, including reviewing control testing and providing guidance on best practices.
• Monitor the progress of process owners' testing activities to ensure timely completion, research risks and impacts of control findings, recommend remediation plans to management, develop re-testing timelines, and maintain compliance with SOX documentation requirements.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of business management.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to coordinate audit timing, address control finding remediation and re-testing, and manage SOX reporting.
• Develop SOX training materials for process owners.
• Communicate SOX compliance status, risks, and remediation plans to management

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business-related field.
• Minimum four years of audit/accounting experience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification or active pursuit of certification(s)
• Proficiency in SOX 404 requirements: identifying controls, control gap analysis, and evaluating testing effectiveness
• Comprehensive understanding of GAAP, PCAOB standards, SOX Compliance, COSO Framework, and/or SEC regulations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Motivated to work independently and complete responsibilities with little supervision yet work well and promote a collaborative culture
• Strong organizational abilities, attention to detail, time management, and interpersonal skills

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with SOX compliance software
• Project management experience: proven ability to continuously move forward multiple projects in various states
• Multi-lingual skills

Benefits

We offer a wide range of market-competitive total rewards that include 401(k) match, pension, merit increases, paid holidays, medical, dental, life, vision, short and long-term disability benefits, and tuition assistance to name a few.

EOE M/F/Disabled/Vet Employer

All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.